"Let's
put it in context. Here we are, a province of some 530,000 souls dispersed
widely over a harsh geography, challenged by a cruel history, and now
at an economic and political crossroads of change. We are the 10th province
of a confederation of 30 million, and so the reality is we are not big,
we are not the engine of the national economy, and we are not that important
politically. If Canada were a corporation, we would be the mailroom."

 Bruce Belbin (BA B.Ed.'90, M.Ed.'00) writing
in the Telegram Community Editorial, Nov. 11 regarding the Royal Commission
on Confederation.

"Lianne
is a player every coach wants. Shes very coachable and gives her
best effort every game. At times when it was hard to get hyped up for
games. Lianne was always there for her teammates."

"I
have seen so many horror stories of dealings with American [health] insurance
companies that I am jaded. Stories like the day I had a lady crying on
the phone because she had to purchase private medical insurance for her
disabled child that was going to cost her $250 a month, or the gentleman
whose insurance company had failed to pay his medical claims in a timely
fashion and had been sent to a collection agency by a local hospital.
The bill was for $20,000 and was going to ruin his credit rating for the
rest of his life."

 Leland Ingram (BA 96) who in his work
deals with patrons of the American health care system responding in
a Letter to the Editor to claims by a previous correspondent that the
American medical system is to be preferred over the Canadian model.
The Telegram, Nov.16/02

"If
the management plan is implemented, it will lead to the total destruction
of the Main River watershed as we know it and thats a sad heritage
to have to pass along to our children."

 Don Ivany (B.Sc.86) Main River Coalition
spokesperson on the occasion of Main Rivers designation as a Canadian
Heritage river. The Telegram Nov. 15/02